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> Humans are a greedy species and this planet just can't support 8B+ This seems like a pretty bold statement. Let’s assume the only constraints on population
by oceanplexian 3y ago
> Humans are a greedy species and this planet just can't support 8B+
This seems like a pretty bold statement.
Let’s assume the only constraints on population are energy, water, and space. If you do a back of the napkin calculation on much Uranium exists on Earth, how much power we could produce by fissioning it, then how much water is in the oceans, and then assume everything else is an engineering problem?
I think the number wouldn’t be 8 Billion, but much more. That’s not even getting into mining asteroids, space-based energy, vertical hydroponics, living underground or in the oceans. I think the limits could be extraordinarily high
- lovich 3y agoIt’s a political problem first. You can’t engineer your way out of a problem when most of the people holding power or the resources needed decide to not spend the time or money because they think it’ll affect others and not them
- valval 3y agoWe’re spending an enormous amount of money on climate alarmism and various apocalyptic cults right now. Are we living a different reality?
- lovich 3y agoMoney spent != effectiveness Its still a political problem at the end of the day if you cannot convince a large section of the people with decision making power that its worth their time to deal with, regardless of how much money youve thrown at the issue yourself